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Keynote Day 2 · Sept 19 All tracks

The next decade of software

A keynote on what the second machine age looks like — and what tools, teams and tastes will define it.

Friday, Sept 19 09:00 — 09:45 (45 min) Main stage · Hangar 1 600 capacity

Abstract

For two decades, "software" meant scale, lock-in, and category dominance. Almost nothing about the next ten years will look the same.

In this 45-minute keynote, Amira will trace four forces reshaping how software gets built — from the radical drop in distribution cost, to the rise of small teams winning markets the giants ignored. Expect concrete examples, no hand-waving about AI, and a few uncomfortable predictions.

You'll leave with

  • A framework for evaluating which products to build next
  • Three real teams shipping software in the new shape
  • An honest take on the AI-as-feature vs AI-as-product debate
  • Hot takes — Q&A welcome

Speaker

Amira Saleh

VP Design at Linear · Previously Notion, Stripe

Amira leads design at Linear and was previously a founding designer at Notion. She writes a monthly essay on craft and software at amira.studio.

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Fri, Sept 19 · 09:00

Main stage · Hangar 1 · LX Factory, Lisbon

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